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SACRAMENTO, CA – Another Sacramento man has been arrested in connection to the fight outside AT&T Park that left a woman unconscious following a baseball game between the Giants and Oakland A’s on Thursday evening.

A warrant was issued by the San Francisco Police Department for a second suspect, identified as 42-year-old Anthony Rucker, of Sacramento.

Sacramento Police arrested Rucker on Friday and he was booked at the Sacramento County Jail and will be extradited to San Francisco where he will face charges of assault with a deadly weapon, battery causing serious injury, challenging to a fight/fighting in public, and conspiracy.

Arrested on Thursday night was 32-year-old Francisco Lopez, of Sacramento, for his involvement in the altercation.

According to San Francisco police, the two apparently got into a fight at 5:50 p.m. on Second and King streets after the game on Thursday.

A 27-year-old woman, who attempted to break up the fight, was punched by one of the suspects and fell to the ground where she hit her head and was knocked unconscious. She was released from the hospital on Friday.

Investigators said the suspects and victim did not know each other, and they did not believe the argument was about the game or team rivalries.

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SACRAMENTO, CA – A woman who was attempting to break up a fight after Thursday’s San Francisco Giants game at AT&T Park was knocked unconscious and Sacramento police arrested a man linked to the argument.

According to Sacramento Police, officers arrested a man just before midnight Thursday at a residence in the 1000 block of Glenrose Avenue in Sacramento. The suspect was taken into custody without incident.

According to San Francisco Police, an argument broke out between a group of fans following the Giants losing to the Oakland A’s. The fight broke out at around 5:50 p.m. at Second and King Streets.

The woman, wearing an A’s cap, attempted to intervene in the fight involving two men. She was punched in the face for her efforts, causing her to fall and hit her head on the sidewalk. She was knocked unconscious and rushed to a local hospital.

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DOHAR, QATAR –Christian Benitez, Ecuador’s top scorer from last year died suddenly on Monday at the age of 27.

The striker popularly known as ‘Chucho’ died in the Qatari capital Doha, only a day after his first game for El Jaish.

Benitez was considered an important component of Ecuadorian side bidding to reach next year’s finals in Brazil.

He was ranked the third highest scorer for Ecuador’s national team, with 24 international goals.

Benitez’s agent, Jose Chamorro, told an Ecuadorian television station that Benitez had suffered a heart attack and later died at the hospital. He was rushed to the hospital after complaining of abdominal pains.

Sunderland’s Craig Gardner also wrote, “Can’t believe Christian Benitez has died. I had the pleasure to play with him. He was a top bloke. My thoughts go out to his family.”

El Jaish in a statement on their website said, “The club would like to offer its sincere condolences to the family of the player.” Continuing they wrote, “Benitez had recently joined the club from Club America for three seasons. The player participated for the first time with the team during yesterday’s match against Qatar Sports Club in the Sheikh Jassem Cup without complaining of any health problems.

“His sudden departure is a big shock for each member of the technical and administrative staff. He was a player that over the short period he was here was regarded for his high moral character.”

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Today Dorito’s announced the winner of their annual “Crash the Super Bowl” contest with “Fashionista Daddy” walking away with top honors.

Ranked among the most popular ads of the Super Bowl, as measured by USA Today and Ad Meter, tow of Dorito’s user-generated submissions were in the top ten with “Fashionista Daddy” coming in at number four and “Goat 4 Sale” at number seven.

Airing for the first time nationally during yesterday’s Super Bowl XLVII broadcast, “Fashionista Daddy” has earned its creator, 29-year-old Mark Freiburger, the opportunity to work with acclaimed film director Michael Bay on the next installment of the blockbuster “Transformers” movie from Paramount Pictures and Hasbro “Transformers 4.”

Five finalists were chosen from thousands of entries, with each finalist receiving $25,000 and a trip to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans.

Ben Callner’s “Goat 4 Sale” scored the 28-year-old second place.

Since Crash the Super Bowl began in 2007, consumer-created Doritos ads have consistently ranked within the top-five spots on the USA TODAY Ad Meter, and three of the last five years they have scored the No. 1 ranking.

“The Doritos brand has always been about offering our consumers the biggest, boldest opportunities imaginable. And it doesn’t get much bolder than turning over the world’s biggest advertising stage to our fans,” said Ram Krishnan, vice president of marketing, Frito-Lay North America. “We are so excited to award Mark the chance to work with one of the most acclaimed directors of our time. It’s an exciting finish for one of the most exciting engagement programs the Doritos brand has created to date.”

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Last night’s Super Bowl ads have everyone buzzing as ratings roll in. The latest poll released today shows Anheuser-Busch’s heart-tugging spot “Brotherhood” featuring a Clydesdale horse and his former owner taking top spot.

According to USA Today and Ad Meter, “Brotherhood” won by a nose over Procter & Gamble’s Tide spot “Miracle Stain.”

According to AdBowl’s survey released last night, the top honors went to Dodge’s “Farmer” featuring their Ram Truck and the radio voice of the legendary Paul Harvey, with second place going to “Miracle Stain.”

Ad Meter ranks two user-generated submissions from Doritos in the top ten, while AdBowl ranks two low-budget cat commercials in the top ten, with no mention of the Dorito spots. AdBowl wrote in a press release, “Two everyday Internet kitten videos outperformed most of the big-budget commercials.“ Huh? I don’t even recall seeing the commercials they’re referencing.

Looking at AdBowl’s latest update on their website, it appears the cat commercials have gone to the dogs, as they are no longer listed in their top ten list.

One of the most talked about videos has got to go to Go Daddy’s spot featuring super model Bar Rafaeli kissing a nerd.